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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1935
Page
4
A 1936 tax outlook argues no new taxes are needed and that state and local governments can meet obligations with existing levies. It warns federal taxes will tighten financial conditions, urging economy and balanced budgets while noting payroll taxes and poor relief costs persist.
A portrait of General William L. Sibert highlights a career in military engineering that extended far beyond warfare. He helped build the Panama Canal Gatun locks and dam, the Colon harbor breakwater, and the Gatun Lake ship channel, plus Kentucky River projects, a Great Lakes canal, and a government railroad in the Philippines, underscoring peace time value to the country.
A year after a Michigan youth caused a fatal auto collision seven months earlier, a court ordered $10 weekly support for the five orphaned children for five years, banned him from driving and liquor, and placed him on probation to ensure compliance. The ruling aims to deter reckless driving and aid victims’ families.
A recent meeting of Ethiopia's emperor's war cabinet outlined what officials described as final plans for governance during wartime, signaling a move toward structured civil leadership amid combat.
Washington reports say Doctor Tugwell did not promise new moves on the gold devaluation profit. He reiterated Treasury aims that debt will be reduced in time, with money tightness delaying action for perhaps a year or two. Experts note the gold profit acts as a stabilization fund and should not be spent while currencies remain unsettled.
The piece casts doubt on Doctor Tugwell relocating to the capital as the 1936 campaign begins. It notes White House interest in Geneva economics and argues the speech at Los Angeles was not pivotal while criticizing Tugwell's administrative limits and the push by New Deal authorities to explain David Stern's Philadelphia bank directorship.
The FRB appointment debate centers on diversifying boards past a single minded banker view. New deals seek varied backgrounds for directors and potential successors to Federal Judge Grubb of Birmingham, with a push for a judge not an advocate of any partisan stance.
A Georgia anecdote among New Dealers centers on a Atlanta schoolgirl who, when asked what the Constitution is, answered that it is Clark Howell's newspaper. The reply captures a playful view of journalism's role in public life.
A writer imagines cabinet members marching to the front with troops after war meetings. The piece suggests ministers should bear the risks alongside soldiers, a revolutionary idea for European or American governments to consider.
In Larkin's History of Meigs County John Worth, famed rifle shot and mail carrier between Marietta and Gallipolis, features a hunting adventure with his brother George. They hid a canoe opposite Blennerhassett Island, hunted deer, and avoided pursuing Indians as John watched for George.
Ambassador Fletcher said Italy is eager to begin payments on its war debt of 2 138 000 owed to the United States. A mock wedding and music were part of the American Legion Auxiliary Halloween party at Logan. Ruth Drake and Thelma Jones won contests at a party hosted by Bernadine Sprague. Mrs Fred Wheaton and Miss Margaret McGowan joined the Athena Delphian Society.
General dissatisfaction with French foreign policy led to the cabinet resignation. Diplomats blunder blamed for Bulgaria joining Germany. A front page cartoon depicts war as an iron ball rolling across Europe with the caption Where Will It Stop. Superintendent Rike reports 1517 enrollments in Nelsonville schools.
Faye E Eslocker of Canaanville writes in the Public Forum urging compassion after a young boy's death in an Ohio town. She questions relief allocations and criticizes corporate aid while calling neighbors to practical faith in Luke 10 25 38.
Dr Morris Fishbein warns about carbon monoxide exposure from car exhaust in enclosed garages. Symptoms include headache dizziness and vomiting with possible brain and nerve damage. Immediate removal to fresh air and artificial respiration plus oxygen inhalation are advised. public garages should vent exhaust outside. 70 percent of workers show CO in blood.
An 1870 incident where Heinrich Zschokke’s Hours of Devotion reached Odessa and inspired a vast Stundisti sect. About 2 million Russian peasants left orthodoxy, rejecting icons saints and sacraments, prompting czarist crackdown. The piece ends with a prompt about writing tomorrow.
Bobby Wallace uncovers a hidden brick yard near Pulaski Road guarded by a watchman and a high fence. He suspects the site connects to Hopkins and MacFarlane, then reports progress to federal agent Larry Glenn while pursuing leads on stolen bonds and armored cars.
A garbled text fragment mentions Corn and water, vitamins, checks, and a person named Mrs Buchiel. Content is unclear and lacks coherent events or context.
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